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MED.00133 Ingestion Event Monitors
ANTHEM-MED.00133
Anthem
Effective: July 1, 2025
Updated: December 30, 2025
Policy Summary
This policy addresses ingestion event monitors (IEMs), including ingestible sensors taken with medications to transmit adherence data to an external sensor/app. Anthem considers IEMs investigational and not medically necessary; they are not covered for medication monitoring/adherence or any other indication. There are no covered indications under this policy (all uses are non-covered).
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Key requirements from the full policy
"Ingestion event monitors are consideredinvestigational and not medically necessaryfor medication monitoring and adherence and for all other indications."
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